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Main Entry:
defense mechanism
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
protective activity
Synonyms:
conversion
,
defense
,
defense reaction
, repression, sublimation,
suppression
, symbolization
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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